The vacancy rate among retail spaces nationwide is 4.1%, according to a new report out Thursday morning from the commercial real estate firm JLL. That’s near a historic low for the retail sector ...

U.S. retail sales surged 4.8% year-over-year in January, rising to $668 billion, setting the stage for unexpectedly strong retail growth in 2025, according to data just released by the U.S. Census ...

Retail sales — a grand total of how much consumers spent in this economy — fell 0.9% from December to January. What happened? Sign up for the Marketplace newsletter to get the day’s biggest ...

According to recent reports from Coresight, a leading advisory firm on retail and technology trends, retail closures are expected to spike to approximately 15,000 stores in 2025. Research cited by ...

US retail sales slumped in January by the most in nearly two years, indicating an abrupt pullback by consumers after a spending spree in the closing months of 2024. The value of retail purchases ...

US retail sales dropped by the most in nearly two years in January, likely because of frigid temperatures and moderation following hefty gains in the past four months, suggesting a sharp slowdown ...

Retail and food sales made their largest monthly drop in January since March 2023, marking an end to the buying surge that took off in the run-up to the 2024 election. Sales fell by 0.9 percent to ...

Maxine Clark Maxine Clark wasn’t looking for the next big thing in retail when she went on a shopping trip in 1996 with her 10-year-old next door neighbor. The young girl wanted a Beanie Baby ...

Like Queen Elizabeth, she loves horses and a great tiara moment. Meghan Markle's refreshed lifestyle brand has a logo with a meaningful symbol. On Feb. 18, the Duchess of Sussex announced that she ...

For several national chains, 2024 was no kinder. From Walgreens and Red Lobster to Big Lots and Family Dollar, hundreds of retail locations went dark as part of a yearslong trend often attributed ...

U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in January, dropping a seasonally adjusted 0.9% from December to $723.9 billion, the Commerce Department said. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street ...